Cover-fastening for jars or other vessels.



No. 768,022. PATENTED 'AUG, 23, 1904.

M. AMS. COVER FASTENING FOR JARSQR OTHBR VES SELS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 28, 190$.

no MODEL.

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UNITED STATES Patented August 23, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

MAX AMS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

I COVER-FASTENING FQR JARS OR OTHER VESSELS- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 768,022, dated August 23,1904,

Application filed April 28, 1904. Serial No. 205,813. (No model.) I

- joint and to permit the ready opening of the cover by a slight pull on the band. I

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a jar provided with my improvement; Fig. 2, a vertical section through the cover before the band is upset; Fig. 3, a detail of the overlapping ends of the band; and Fig. 4, an enlarged cross-section on line L 4:, Fig. 1.

The letter a represents a jar or other vessel having head a. The jar is closed by a cap Z), supported, preferably, upon aflexible gasket 0. The head a as well as the gasket and cap are surrounded by an upright resilient band 0Z, having overlapping ends, the outer end terminating in a handle d. The upper edge of band d is provided near its outer end with one or more tongues or teeth 61?, and the upper edge of the inner or overlapped end of the band is provided with a corresponding series of notches d The lower edge of the band is bent at right angles to constitute a flange d, which engages the lower side of head a.

I When the parts are assembled, the washer is placed upon the jar, the cap is superposed, and then the band d is sprung in position to embrace the head, gasket, and cap, Fig. 2. The upper edge of the band is now turned downward by spinning, so that a flange 0Z will be formed, which bears upon cap 6 and forms a tight joint. During this spinning operation the tongues d will be pressed into the. notches d which are in alinement therewith, and in this way the ends of the band will become securely interlocked above the cap. In opening the jar a pull on the handle cl will unwrap the band and slightly unbend the tongues, so that they are'withdrawn from their notches.

What I claim is 1. The combination of a headed vessel-with asuperposed cap, and asurrounding band having an upper flange which is interlocked at its ends above the cap, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of a headed vessel with a superposed cap, and a surrounding flanged band having overlapping ends provided above the cap with interlocking teeth and notches respectively, substantially as specified.

Signedby me at New York city, (Manhattan,) New York, this 27th day of April, 1904:.

MAX AMS.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. .FILSNER, J. WEBER. 

